But the former legend, coach and owner isn't a current player waiting out the work stoppage. Devils enforcer Krys Barch is, and he took to Twitter on Saturday to write an essay to voice his opinions, which USA Today's Mike Brehm pieced together.

"I wonder if the owners of Boston, New York, Washington, etc, etc., have endured any of the injuries that I or any other player in the NHL have endured," he wrote. "Still they probably sit their [sic] smoking the same brand of cigar, sipping the same cognac, and going on vacation to one of five houses they own while we sit here knowing they want to take 20 percent of our paychecks."

Though his criticism is pointed at the owners, Barch — who confirmed to James Mirtle of The Globe and Mail that he was fueled by eight to 10 Old Vienna beers and a bottle of port — asked for the NHL and players to work together or move some of the teams with financial woes up north.

Barch obviously isn't one of the highly paid stars in the league. According to capgeek.com, he would have made $750,000 this season. His rant likely won't help speed up the plodding negotiations that reportedly didn't make any progress today, but it's one perspective everyone should keep in mind.

"I think I do look at [the lockout] differently just because the journey is always in the back of my head," Barch told Mirtle yesterday. "All the buses I've rode. The waffle house that I've eaten at in southern U.S. an hour before a game. Things like that that maybe some other guys haven't gone through. ... You know that everyone's got to make sacrifices."

In other lockout and Rangers news:

CBC's Elliotte Friedman looked ahead at what could happen if the stalemate continues, from how various franchises will react to whether NBC Sports or the court system will help settle the lockout. "There is a sense both sides ... don't want to make concessions that blow up in their face," Friedman wrote. "You have to think both have something in their back pockets they know could create movement. But they aren't ready to make them yet because history indicates doing it too early ends badly for you."

The Star-Ledger's Rich Chere focuses on the AHL, where plenty of young talent will skate as the lockout continues, including the Rangers' Chris Kreider and 2012 Calder Trophy nominee, Devils forward Adam Henrique. "Every team has those three or four guys they're sending down to play,” Henrique said. "Every team is going to have one or two lines that played last year in the NHL. It';s exciting for the players and for the fans. It's something to look forward to."

If you're not going to watch the AHL, there's always the Kontinental Hockey League. The KHL announced ESPN will broadcast some of their games. Three of those matchups will feature Dynamo Moscow, with a forward by the name of Alex Ovechkin currently on its roster.